PokerStars X Poker Power Women’s Bootcamp Showdown – Louise Ulrick Wins an EPT Package!
Poker really is an amazing game which has been around for god knows how long now. Throughout all the years however, poker has been male-dominated, and not only how to make it more inclusive for women in poker, but also how to ensure a growth of new players, have been hot topics discussed within the poker community for decades, and the debate just keeps getting more and more important.
One must admit that PokerStars and Poker Power has made their contribution to this subject. Earlier this year, the two organized an eight-week poker boot camp exclusively for women with no prior poker experience. During the EPT Cyprus, 10 of the boot camp participators played the “PokerStars x Poker Power Women’s Bootcamp Showdown”, which saw Louise Ulrick emerge victorious and win a package to EPT Prague this December!
Ulrick Relied on Her Mathematic Skills
The boot camp program organized by PokerStars and Poker Power meant women with no prior poker experience would go through an intense program with practice poker games every week and mentoring from PokerStars TeamPro Jen Shahade. A total 40 women participated in the boot camp, and at the end of the program they locked horns against each other in a series of Home Games Tournaments, where the top 10 would be flown to Cyprus during the EPT and play the showdown. The lucky winner would be awarded with a package to EPT Prague which will be played December this year.
PokerStars x Poker Power Women’s Bootcamp Showdown Results
| 1. | Louise Ulrick |
| 2. | Katie Hopkins |
| 3. | Laura Lebailly |
| 4. | Sabrina Chevannes |
| 5. | Katerena Nowosad |
| 6. | Drea Renee |
| 7. | Yvonne Mai |
| 8. | Jenny Larson |
| 9. | Patrice Gordon |
| 10. | Ines Lafosse |
The final 10 featured women from all different backgrounds, for example actress Yvonne Mai, photographer Ines Lafosse and luxury marketing-student Laura Lebailly. Emerging victorious however were former math teacher Louise Ulrick. Even though Ulrick, as was the criteria for all participators, didn’t have any poker experience prior to the boot camp, one could assume her background in basic mathematics was an important tool on her journey to victory.
Ulrick cherished the moment she won the showdown with her K 3 :
“I can’t believe it. Obviously winnnig was the objective of coming, but you never quite think it’s going to happen. I didn’t feel confident when we were practicing live. I felt clumsy with all the cards and the chips and everything. But today came together. Anybody who is thinking about learning poker, it is such a good game to play. You can learn so much about yourself. There are online resources that are great to have a go at. And have a go!”
After taking part of research that showed 55 % of women not feeling poker was inclusive to women, PokerStars and Poker Power launched the second edition of their women-only boot camp. This year’s edition was a success, seeing th numbers of participators increasing by over 400%.
Now, Ulrick will have time to enhance her poker skills even more, seeing as she will prepare for the EPT Prague, which will be played December 6th-17th.
